distress
noun
great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
had distressed
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past perfectof distress.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Senior pro vice-chancellor Prof Graham Virgo said it had "distressed the whole of the university community".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2022
And on a March 17 livestream with the podcast "Church & State," which is linked to Shea's ministry, he argued that the coverage had distressed potential adoptive parents in particular.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2022
He sent a note to his class expressing regret if his hypothetical had distressed anyone.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
Christopher Kane had distressed leather hats by Stephen Jones, while Erdem’s were a bit like the one worn by Robinson Crusoe, though probably not made of the scraps found on a fictional desert island.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2016
But I saw that I had distressed her terribly.
From We Three by Henry Hutt
